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   JohnWW | Dec 19, 2008 05:15pm | #1

   Ordinary pegboard is 1/4 inch thick so the tee part of the slot should start 1/4" below the surface. The holes in peg board are 1/4" in diameter so the slots should be that wide. The dimensions of the tee slot aren't critical except that there has to be enough depth to allow the legs of the hook to be inserted straight in and then turned upward and there has to be enough room for the leg of the hook in the upper part of the tee, the best thing to do would be to get a peg hook or two and experiment.

   It would take a fairly exotic router bit to create such a slot, I don't recall seeing one made for the job in anybody's catalog. To be honest making it sounds like way more trouble than it is worth. There is a commercial product called slatwall, that is primarily used for display work in stores, that is made for this purpose.

   John White

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   Rapunsel | Dec 19, 2008 05:26pm | #2

   Thanks for your reply. Your book had a photo of the router bit. Slatwall is OK but pricey and the hooks are limited in design. I was thinking of making my own, either slatwall or pegboard-grooved, by routing the edges of boards then attaching the boards to a wall. Even a table saw would do, but a router may be easier.